Due to the burgeoning demand for freight movement, freight related road safety threats have
been growing substantially. In spite of some research on the factors influencing freight truck …

Traffic accidents have been one of the most important global public problems. It has caused
a severe loss of human lives and property every year. Studying the influential factors of …

Introduction Truck crashes contribute to a large number of injuries and fatalities. This study
seeks to identify the contributing factors affecting truck crash severity using 2010 to 2016 …

The research and development of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology have been gaining
ground globally. However, a few studies have performed an in‐depth exploration of the …

In the field of freeway traffic safety research, there is an increasing focus in studies on how to
reduce the frequency and severity of traffic crashes. Although many studies divide factors …

Understanding and quantifying the effects of risk factors on crash frequency is of great
importance for developing cost-effective safety countermeasures. In this paper, the effects of …

Introduction: Reducing the severity of crashes is a top priority for safety researchers due to
its impact on saving human lives. Because of safety concerns posed by large trucks and the …

Detecting traffic accidents as rapidly as possible is essential for traffic safety. In this study, we
use eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost)—a Machine Learning (ML) technique—to detect …

Earlier research on injury severity of truck-involved crashes focused primarily on single-truck
and multi-vehicle crashes with truck involvement, or investigated truck-involved injury …

Roadway safety is an integral part of a functioning infrastructure. A major use of the highway
system is the transport of goods. The United States has experienced constant growth in the …